乌诺
wūnuò
The English phrase "uno" is translated into Chinese as 乌诺 (wūnuò).
乌诺 refers to the popular card game where players compete to be the first to get rid of all their cards.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is wūnuò.
Did you know?
- The character 乌 (wū) is the same one used in 乌鸦 (wūyā) meaning 'crow'. To a Chinese speaker, the name of the game contains a visual reference to a black bird.
- In Chinese, the word for the number 'one' is 一 (yī). This means that while the Spanish original refers to the quantity of cards left, the Chinese name 乌诺 has no numerical meaning at all.
- The character 诺 (nuò) used in 乌诺 also appears in the word for 'promise' or 'agreement'. This gives the game name a subtle connotation of commitment or reliability to a native speaker.
Examples in context
- 请递给我一张牌。Please pass me one card.
- 我还剩一张了！I only have one card left!
- 我们来玩乌诺吧。Wǒmen lái wán Wūnuò ba.Let's play Uno.
- 你会玩乌诺吗？Nǐ huì wán Wūnuò ma?Do you know how to play Uno?
- 我最喜欢玩乌诺了。Wǒ zuì xǐhuān wán Wūnuò le.I love playing Uno the most.
Example conversation
Two friends are hanging out at a cafe.
- 伟 Wei雨婷，你想玩乌诺吗？Yǔtíng, nǐ xiǎng wán Wūnuò ma?Yuting, do you want to play Uno?
- 雨婷 Yuting好啊，但我不太会玩。Hǎo a, dàn wǒ bú tài huì wán.Sure, but I don't know how to play very well.
- 伟 Wei没关系，我教你。Méi guānxi, wǒ jiāo nǐ.No problem, I will teach you.
- 雨婷 Yuting太好了，谢谢你，伟。Tài hǎo le, xièxiè nǐ, Wěi.That's great, thank you, Wei.
